Tag: culture

Edinburgh’s favourite pantomime, Sleeping Beauty, returns to the King’s for 2021-22. Allan Stewart and Grant Stott return to their pantomime home as Queen May and Carabosse. They’ll be accompanied by panto-favourite Jordan Young in...

Born and raised in Aberdeen on the North East coast of Scotland, Barry McGlashan studied painting at Grays School of Art where he then returned to teach for a period. His new exhibition at...

The full casting has been announced for the thrilling new touring production of Washington Irving’s 'The Legend of Sleepy Hollow'. Taking on the role of Ichabod Crane is Sam Jackson alongside Rose Quentin, Lewis...

The next public, live and in person performance from Live Music Now Scotland has been announced and will take place this coming Sunday, 24 October.Taking place at Holy Cross Church in Edinburgh, this one-off...

Edinburgh-based Lung Ha Theatre Company and touring theatre company Plutôt La Vie’s new theatrical collaboration, 'An Unexpected Hiccup', will receive its World Premiere at The Studio in Edinburgh on 26 October, running until 3o...

The Lammermuir Festival announced its first Winter season of online concerts today (Thur. 14th Oct.) which are now available to book online at lammermuirfestival.co.ukThe return to live concerts at this year’s Lammermuir Festival in...

Scottish Ensemble is excited to return to live performance at locations across Scotland for the first time since before the pandemic.' Common Sound' is a brand-new programme of live, in person events exploring the...

In celebration of the life and works of Samuel John Peploe (1871 – 1935), The Scottish Gallery will be presenting a major exhibition of his paintings and drawings to coincide with his 150th anniversary.Noted...

Film fans will, once more, be made welcome as The Edinburgh Spanish Film Festival celebrates its 8th Edition. The festival is delighted to be back in the cinema and offer audiences a new hybrid...

Returning for its second edition, between 25 and 31 October, Taiwan Film Festival Edinburgh will be presenting a fantastic range of Taiwanese cinema gems, many of them UK premieres dating from the 1930s up...

The Soundhouse Organisation returns to its favourite venue for weekly gigs this autumn following its successful return to live events at the Edinburgh International Festival. Soundhouse will present a season of ten live shows...

Dovecot Studios brings the work of internationally acclaimed Japanese textile designer Sudō Reiko to Scotland this autumn, with an innovative exhibition created in partnership with the Centre for Heritage Art and Textiles in Hong...

The King's Theatre window lights were lit up in Purple yesterday (13th Sept.) in tribute to the late actor Andy Gray.Details surrounding the King's tribute can be found in Remembering Andy tonight at The...

After councillors voted to give the FLY Open Air Festival the green light for next weekend, 4,000 young people will, once again, get to dance each day under the castle .The festival, nominated as...

Touring theatre company Plutôt La Vie and Edinburgh-based Lung Ha Theatre Company are pleased to announce their collaboration on 'An Unexpected Hiccup', a new play directed by Ian Cameron and Maria Oller and written...

2021 audition dates have been announced by Live Music Now Scotland (LMNS) by unveiling a brand-new online application tool that will allow musicians impacted by the pandemic, and at the beginning of their professional...

In his first solo exhibition, 'Form & Light', Oliver Cook explores the relationship between light, movement and the translucent properties of alabaster through sculptural forms and everyday objects.Cook begun his practice carving minimal vases...

Edinburgh Art Festival 2021 closed on Sunday 29 August, following a successful return which saw the month-long programme of 35+ exhibitions programmed in partnership with the city’s visual art community secure hugely enthusiastic responses...

The 2021 Edinburgh International Festival has drawn to a close following 170 live performances in bespoke outdoor venues and iconic theatres across the city. This return to live performance marked a significant turning point...

Thanks to the unwavering support of its audiences, the Pleasance Theatre Trust returned to its Edinburgh home this summer, presenting a defiant programme of exciting newcomers, thought-provoking artists and much-loved Fringe stalwarts.With 662 performances...

WeCameToDance is an interactive musical by The American Food Tank, one of the most engaged non-profits in food sustainability, agriculture, food policy, and climate change.They are presenting WeCameToDance with the purpose of building local...

Assembly Festival still has plenty to offer as the Edinburgh Fringe enters its final week for 2021; with world-class circus, big-names in comedy, live music, five-star theatre and more being added to the programme...

The Internationally acclaimed show, Bromance, explores concepts of friendship, subverting conventional circus tricks and styles with its playful techniques.Highly entertaining, Bromance is a show about trust, intimacy and male friendships explored through eye-watering feats...

Watson is alone. His beloved wife Mary and the great Sherlock Holmes are gone. London seethes with false reports and rumour. It is time to set the record straight.So Watson tells his tale of...

This year's EIBF galleries will be somewhat lacking in comparison to days of yore. Arrangements for the Festival were put in place before various Government announcements and also had to take into consideration the...

There's a new venue and a new format for Edinburgh's renowned International Book Festival as the traditional site in Charlotte Square Gardens has been swapped for Edinburgh College of Art on Lauriston Place.With a...

2021's International Festival has one of the world’s most sought-after violinists of her generation as a resident artist, the Scottish violinist Nicola Benedetti. The three concerts of Nicola’s residency, spanning Baroque to contemporary music,...

The Traverse will be presenting three productions at Edinburgh’s newest Festival venue, MultiStory, including two 'A Play, A Pie and A Pint' shows which will play on alternate days.Starring Joyce Falconer, A Play, A...

Next week, the 74th Edinburgh International Film Festival gets underway presenting a fantastic programme of 31 new features and 73 short films celebrating the long-awaited return to cinema, all screened at the Filmhouse and...

This year, Assembly Festival will be operating two sites and three venues at the Fringe including a new Outdoor Stage in George Square Gardens. Assembly Festival has been awarded £162,962 from the Scottish Government...